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Question : Directions: If LACK is written as 396, then how will BACK be written as?
Option 1: 66
Option 2: 56
Option 3: 86
Option 4: 72
Correct Answer: 66
Solution : Given: LACK is written as 396.
Multiply the place value of letters of LACK, to obtain the required code – L→12; A→1; C→3; K→11 LACK = 12 × 1 × 3 × 11 = 396 Thus, LACK is coded as 396. Similarly, follow the same
Question : Directions: Three of the following four-letter clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
Option 1: XCY
Option 2: OLP
Option 3: TGU
Option 4: BXC
Correct Answer: BXC
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: XCY→X + 1 = Y; X and C are opposite pairs. Second option: OLP→O + 1 = P; O and L are opposite pairs. Third option: TGU→T + 1 = U; T and G are opposite pairs. Fourth
Question : The average marks of students in five subjects in class X in a school are given in the table.
The average percentage marks of which of the following pairs of subjects was the same in 1985?
Option 1: Geography and Mathematics
Option 2: Science and Geography
Option 3: Science and English
Option 4: English and Mathematics
Correct Answer: Science and English
Solution : Considering option (1), we have, Marks of geography in 1985 = 35 Marks of mathematics in 1985 = $\frac{88}{200} \times 100$ = 44 Considering option (2), we have, Marks of science in 1985 = $\frac{120}{200} \times 100$ = 60 Marks of Geography in
Question : Directions: In the following question, three statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to consider the three statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Statements: Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are deserts. All deserts are roads. Conclusions: I. Some roads are rivers. II. Some roads are hills. III. Some deserts are hills.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only conclusions I and II follow
Option 3: Only conclusions II and III follow
Option 4: None follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions – Conclusion (I): Some roads are rivers – From the diagram, it is evident that the circles representing roads and rivers overlap and have a
Question : Directions: If B denotes multiplication, C denotes subtraction, A denotes addition and D denotes division, which of the following equations is true?
Option 1: 24 D 12 B 3 A 12 = 18
Option 2: 36 D 6 B 3 A 2 = 74
Option 3: 42 A 7 B 2 D 2 = 35
Option 4: 56 D 14 B 2 C 4 = 12
Correct Answer: 24 D 12 B 3 A 12 = 18
Solution : Let's check the options – First option: 24 D 12 B 3 A 12 = 18 ⇒ 24 ÷ 12 × 3 + 12 = 18 Solving the L.H.S. of the equation – = 24 ÷ 12
Question : Directions: In the given figure, which number represents cold drink that is black and sweet?
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 8
Option 3: 7
Option 4: 6
Correct Answer: 7
Solution : In the below diagram, the shaded region is common to all black, drink, cold, and sweet.
The region that represents cold drink which is black and sweet is the common region of all the four figures. We can see that the number of cold drinks
Question : The star-shaped temples were built during the reign of:
Option 1: Chalukya
Option 2: Badami
Option 3: Cholas
Option 4: Hoysala
Correct Answer: Hoysala
Solution : The correct option is Hoysala.
The Hoysala Empire, an Indian dynastic power, ruled over the Deccan region of South India from the 10th to the 14th centuries. The distinctive star-shaped or stellate (star-like) design in temple architecture is a notable feature of Hoysala temples. Prominent
Question : "Impulse" can be defined as:
Option 1: the force acting on a body for a very long time.
Option 2: the work done by a body for a short time.
Option 3: the force acting on a body for a short time.
Option 4: the temperature acting on a body for a short time.
Correct Answer: the force acting on a body for a short time.
Solution : The correct option is the force acting on a body for a short time.
Impulse is the product of force and the time over which it acts on a body. Mathematically, it is expressed as
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Till the cows come home
Option 1: For a small part
Option 2: For a long, long time
Option 3: In the evening
Option 4: Till the work is finished
Correct Answer: For a long, long time
Solution : The correct choice is the second option
The idiom "till the cows come home" means for an extended or indefinite period, often implying a very long duration. It suggests that the activity or action will go on for an extended, perhaps
Question : Select the option that substitutes the bracketed word-segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully.
Vicky and Deepa (tries their level best) to run from the ritual.
Option 1: had tries their level best
Option 2: try their level best
Option 3: have try their level best
Option 4: tries their best level
Correct Answer: try their level best
Solution : The second option is correct.
Explanation: Singular nouns go with singular verbs, while plural nouns go with plural verbs, and in this case, Vicky and Deep together made the subject plural, so the plural form of the verb will be used, i.e.,
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